expandable

English

Etymology

From expand +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

Audio (Southern England): (file)

Adjective

expandable (comparative more expandable, superlative most expandable)

Having the capacity to be expanded.
an expandable baton

an expandable tree of data on a computer display

Derived terms

Translations

having the capacity to be expanded

Bulgarian: разширяем (razširjaem)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 可扩展的
Finnish: laajennettava
French: extensible (fr) m or f
German: expandierbar, erweiterbar, ausbaufähig (de), ausdehnbar (in space), ausdehnungsfähig (in space), erweiterungsfähig, expansionsfähig, expansionsbereit (ready for expansion)
Italian: dilatabile, espandibile (it)
Manx: yn-lheanaghey
Spanish: ampliable (es)

Noun

expandable (plural expandables)

Anything that can be expanded.
Mobile homes include doublewides, expandables, and single units.

See also

inflatable